steal your thunder

意思

to take the attention or praise that someone else expected

搶走別人本該得到的關注或讚揚.

例句

1. 1I planned to share my exam results at dinner, but my sister stole my thunder with her own news.
2. 2Don't show the new logo before Priya's presentation, or you'll steal her thunder.
3. 3Leo had worked on his garden for months, so he was upset when his neighbour stole his thunder at the flower show.
4. 4Would I be stealing your thunder if I told everyone about your promotion first?
5. 5The support band was so brilliant that they completely stole Maya's thunder at her album launch.

文法

steal 是不規則動詞：stole、stolen。your 可換成 my、her、Tom's 等：所有格指失去關注的那個人。

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